From left: 2nd Lt. Audrius Gineitas, a native of Vilnius, Lithuania, also a platoon commander and Sgt. Robertas Meskys, a native of Gargzdai, Lithuania, also a platoon sergeant, stretch out before the Danske Bank Vilnius Marathon in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept. 13, 2015. Both Soldiers are with the Dragoon Battalion, Lithuanian Land Forces, a participant of Atlantic Resolve, a NATO initiative......
Hometown: Gargzdai

The 12th annual Vilnius Marathon was run today that wound it’s way through 13 miles of downtown and Old Vilnius center where U.S. Army and Lithuanian Land Forces Soldiers took part....
Hometown: Vilnius

Before the 12th annual Vilnius Marathon began, volunteers from local schools participated in a Flag of Nations procession toward the Presidential Palace seen in the background, highlighting countries who have run in the marathon held on the streets of Old Vilnius Center, Sept. 13, 2015. U.S. Army from Dog Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Lithuanian......
Hometown: Vilnius

American soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and soldiers with the King Karaliaus Mindaugo Husary Bataljonas, Lithuanian Land Forces are conducting airborne operations to maintain their readiness and proficiency. The service members receive their parachute rigs, perform essential safety inspections of their equipment and parachute from a UH60 Black Hawk helicopter. The joint airborne......
Hometown: Panevezys

American Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Soldiers from the Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion, Lithuanian Land Forces prepare defensive positions. The service members are participants of Engineer Thunder, a military exercise focusing on essential engineering tasks. These tasks include fortifying building entry points, establishing fighting positions and concealing vehicles and......
Hometown: Kaunas